Date: Sun, 01 Mar 2009 16:25:30 +0000 From: Matthew Seaman <m.seaman@infracaninophile.co.uk> To: Sniper <kkiller@gmail.com>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Root shell Message-ID: <49AAB6FA.3030204@infracaninophile.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <20090301161650.GB15344@melon.esperance-linux.co.uk> References: <d2f26f270903010650h243df36bx2ea07d434567633e@mail.gmail.com> <20090301161650.GB15344@melon.esperance-linux.co.uk>
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Frank Shute wrote:
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> I think programming with csh is deprecated nowadays - a shell guru
> could tell you if that's true.
Sure csh is deprecated for programming, and has been for a long time[*].
But this is not about shell programming. It's about what interactive she=
ll
root should have. That's a very different thing, and [t]csh is just fine
for interactive use.
Cheers,
Matthew
[*] Anyone with any sense will write posix compliant scripts using /bin/s=
h
for maximum portability.
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Dr Matthew J Seaman MA, D.Phil. 7 Priory Courtyard
Flat 3
PGP: http://www.infracaninophile.co.uk/pgpkey Ramsgate
Kent, CT11 9PW
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